Norway's Former Prime Minister Defends Carbon Capture Project

Government Accused of Lacking Cost Control

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Kjetil Malkenes Hovland

Jan. 20, 2014 10:40 a.m. ET

Norway's former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg on Monday denied allegations that his government lacked control over a prestigious carbon capture project that was shelved last year after costs swelled.

Mr. Stoltenberg lauded the project at Mongstad in western Norway as the country's "moon landing" in 2007 but decided to scrap the initiative in September when its projected cost rose to between 20 billion Norwegian krone...